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Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Stroke Treatment and Rehabilitation

Stroke is a medical emergency. It is important to get emergency medical help right away so that the stroke can be treated. Strokes can be treated with medications, surgery, or other non-surgical techniques. The exact treatment used depends on the type of stroke, when the stroke started, and the overall health of the person having…

June 25, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Stroke Facts and Warning Signs

A stroke occurs when the flow of blood to a part of the brain is cut off. This can be due to something (usually a blood clot) blocking the flow of blood to the brain (ischemic stroke). It can also be caused by a burst blood vessel bleeding into the brain (hemorrhagic stroke). About 80%…

June 18, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Preventing Strokes

Your best bet in preventing stroke is to identify your risk factors for stroke, and to work on the ones that can be controlled or treated. Your health care professional will be able to help you identify the risk factors that you can work on, and develop a plan that will work for you. There…

June 11, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Are You at Risk for a Stroke?

Stroke is the third-largest killer of Canadian adults, after heart disease and cancer. It’s also the primary cause of physical disabilities and is second only to Alzheimer’s disease as a cause of mental disability. In Canada, there are more than 50,000 strokes a year. About 6% of deaths in Canada are due to stroke –…

June 4, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Huntington’s Disease (Huntington’s Chorea)

The Facts Huntington’s disease, also called Huntington’s chorea, is a hereditary condition that affects the brain, specifically an area called the basal ganglia (located deep in the brain). The disease follows an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance, meaning that if one parent has the disease, each child has a 50% chance of inheriting it. Huntington’s disease…

May 28, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: National Hemochromatosis Awareness Month

(Iron Overload, Hereditary Hemochromatosis) The Facts Hemochromatosis is primarily an inherited (genetic) condition that allows too much iron to be absorbed and stored throughout the body. It’s one of the most common genetic disorders in Canada. 1 in 9 Canadians carries the defective gene for this condition, and 1 in 300 Canadians is affected with the…

May 21, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: May is Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Month

The Facts Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited (genetic) disease in which excess mucus clogs the lungs, prevents food from being digested, and damages the reproductive system. It is the most common life-threatening genetically inherited disease affecting Caucasians of Northern European descent. The incidence of CF occurs in about 1 in 3,600 live births…

May 14, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Celiac Disease

(Gluten Intolerance, Celiac Sprue) The Facts Celiac disease is also called celiac sprue, non-tropical sprue, and gluten-sensitive enteropathy. It is a hereditary autoimmune condition in which a person has a delayed allergic reaction to gluten (a protein that causes dough to be sticky) found in cereals, such as wheat, barley, and rye. This sensitivity damages the…

May 7, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Considering Contacts?

Many Canadians opt to wear contact lenses instead of glasses. Contacts offer many benefits: they don’t slide down your nose or fog up in winter, they don’t bounce up and down while you play sports, and they’re less obvious than glasses. Just remember to remove your contacts and wear glasses if you suffer from any…

April 30, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: The Laser’s Edge

For more than 2 decades, laser eye surgery has offered many Canadians a chance to walk away from their glasses and contact lenses. Is it right for you? Laser eye surgery can correct common vision problems such as nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism (where an irregular shape of the cornea [the front surface of…

April 23, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Keeping an Eye on Macular Degeneration

Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in North America for those over the age of 55. While this disease can develop at any age, it is a common part of the aging process, where it is referred to as “age-related macular degeneration,” or AMD. Macular degeneration occurs as the macula deteriorates. The macula…

April 9, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: A Look at Cataracts

As we grow older, we are more likely to develop cataracts. A cataract is a clouding that appears on the lens of the eye, leading to a loss in vision. Cataracts can vary in size and thus in the effect they have on vision. They can occur at any age, although they most commonly develop…

April 2, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Yoga ~ Getting Started

Beginning a new exercise program is exciting and challenging. You will be amazed at what your body can do once you get started. Finding a class Within your community, there are likely several yoga clubs. Check out your city’s parks and recreation listing or search on the Internet for a class. Make a…

March 26, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Styles of Yoga

Who ever said yoga didn’t have style? In fact, there are so many different styles of yoga that choosing one may seem overwhelming. Which one will be right for you? You will want to do some research – and you may want to try more than one style before making a final decision. Here…

March 19, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: What Yoga is – and isn’t

Origins of yoga Yoga was born in the Indus valley civilization of South Asia over 5000 years ago. The ancient practice of yoga was often a solitary study in forests, where masters passed knowledge of asanas (poses) and breathing techniques to the students. After several changes through pre-classical, classical, and post-classical phases, yoga as…

March 12, 2015